Cart



Feb. zo, 1940. R. M. SNYDER 2,191,327

- f CART 4 l Filed May 17, 1939 2 Sheets-She-e'l. 1

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burgh, Pa'.

Application May 17, 1939, serial' No.v 274,256:

` 3 claims.- (131.2984) The invention relates to a cart vand more especially to a dumping'cart.'

The primary object of the invention is the provisionof a cart of this character' wherein its body 5. is in the form of a hopper or what might be termed abucket and is supported upon wheels so that the cart in its entirety can be moved from one locality to another and in the use thereof a load. can be conveniently dumped, the dumping being had from either side thereby eliminating the necessity of turning the cart for dumping purposes as is customary with that type of vehicles susceptible of dumping only at one side.

Another obj ect of the invention is the provision llof a cart of this character'wherein the wheels are controlled by brakes, these being hand operated and such cart canbe pushed or pulled at the election of the user thereof, the brakes being useable where the cart is descending a grade and it is required to stop the same thereon.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a cart of this character wherein a material can be conveniently and neatly hauled and the load can be wheeled up or down steps in a convenient manner without liability of upsetting the load when so doing.

A still further object of the invention is the `provision of a cart of this character which is simple in its construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, the body thereof being susceptible of being turned upside down which enables convenient dumping action thereof,

strong, durable and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illus trated in the accompanying drawings, which disclose the preferred embodiment of the invention and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation partly in section of a cart constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a frontor rear elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of the device taken ontheline 4--4 of Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a View similar to Figure 3 showing by full lines a brake in one position and by dotted lines in an adjusted position.

Figure 6 is a sectional View taken on the yline 6.-6 of Figure 5 looking in the direction of the arrows. Y' f Figure '7 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on the line 1-1 -of Figure 3 looking in thedirection of thefarrows. I' l 5 Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings. f l

' Referring to the drawingsA in detail, 'the cart comprises a hopper shapedor bucket-like body 10' ID having opposite straight vertical sides II, the lowermost portion of this body b-eing weighted as'shown `at I2 for balancing purposesand protruding outwardly from -opposite sides II of the body arestud axles I3, these being located at the l5' vertical-center of said body and v`below the open top thereof. Journaled on the stud axles I3 'are rubber tired 'traction wheels I4, the hubs I5 being loosely heldupon said axles I3 in any suitable manner preferably'by,fasteners` I6 in association 0 with washers I'l. The axles I3 next to the sides I I of the body I0 are formed with circular enlargements I8 to which are loosely fitted the side arms I9 of 'a handle including a cross gripping rung y2l) loose upon a turnable mounting shaft 2I which 25 is extended crosswise between the arms I9 being loosely passedtherethrough and into circular casings 22, these being fixed at the outer sides of the arms I9. Within each casing 22 operates a turn-- able cam 23 being splined vor keyed to the shaft 30 2| foroperation thereby. `Each cam 23 operates upon a contact 24 for'said cam and at the upper yend of a plunger 25 being sectional in kind and slides through a guide 26 fixed at the outer side of the `arm I9 adjacent thereto. This plunger 35 25 at the lower section 21 thereof carries a brake shoe 28 which is displaceably mounted upon the section ,-21 and'slidably engages a guide 29 fixed at the outer side of the arm I9next thereto. The

brake Vshoe 28 is adapted for contact with the 40v wheel I4 adjacent thereto and Ais sustained under tension by a coil compression spring 30 tting the section 21 and `engaging a coupling 3| joining the section 21 with the remainder of the plunger f 25 so that the shoe 28y will yield slightly when 45 the contact 24 thereofl at all times engageable With the cam 23. In one position of the cam 23 the brakes are applied and in another position released.

Outside of the casings 22 and fitted to opposite ends of the shaft 2| are turn keys or buttons 35 which enable the manual setting of the brakes and the releasing thereof, the shaft 2I being turnable for this purpose.

The handle before described enables the cart to be pushed or pulled by hand or otherwise.

Fitted at the outer faces of thevertical sides II of the body I are depressible spring latches 3E one on each side of the body and engaged by these latches are the side armsv I9 of lthe handle so as to lock the said handle in a perpendicular or vertical position. The latches 36 are located at the Vertical center of the body I0 and in Figure 1 of the drawings the handle is in a latched upright, .or perpendicular position. Inthis position the cart can be lifted by hand either with or Without a load in the body thereof. The wheels I4 render the cart mobile so that it can be rolled or wheeled from one locality to another. The body Ill of the cart resembles a` scoop and the same is balanced in a load carrying position due to the Weighted lowermost end I2 thereof being susceptible of being turned upside down when the occasion requires and such body can be dumped at either side of its axis constituted by the stud axles I3 having the hubs I5 of the wheels Ill journaled thereon.

Normally the brake shoes 28 are elevated away from the Wheels I4 and these brake shoes 28 can be moved to braking position with relation to the wheels by operating the key or knob 35 at either or both sides of the handle.`

The handle is swingable from the perpendicular position reversely in an arcuate course and has the axles I3 at the portions I8 thereof constituting the axis of said handle.

What is claimed is:

1. A cart of the kind described comprising a hopper shaped body, stud axles at opposite sides of the body, traction wheels fitting said axles, a handle swingable on said axles, brake means fitting said handle and engageable with the Wheels, and means associated with the handle for manual control of said brake means.

2. A cart of the kind, described comprising a hopper shaped body, stud axles at opposite sides of the body, traction Wheels fitting said axles, a handle swingable on said axles, brake means fitting said handle and engageable with the Wheels,

Lmeans associated with the handle for manual controlof said brake means, and weight means at the lowermost portion of the body for balancing the same vertically.

3. A cart of the kind described comprising a hopper shaped body, stud axles at opposite sides of the body, traction wheels fitting said axles, a handle swingable on said axles, brake means fitting said handle and engageable with the Wheels, means associated with the handle for manual control of said brake means, Weight means at the lowermost portion of the body for balancing the same vertically, and latch means arranged on the body and engageable with theA handle t0 hold the same in a substantially perpendicular position when the body is vertically balanced.

RAYMOND M. SNY'DER. 

